Michael Hall wrote:
>
> On Jan 12, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Bob Irving wrote:
>
>>> From the java.lang API...
>>
>
> java.lang is a package not a class.
>
>> public static String toString(long i)
>>
>
> I assume the Class API you mean is for Long
> then you want
> Long.toString(orderID);
>
> The static indicates this is a class method, which can be invoked
> without obtaining a actual instance by prefixing the class name.
> Otherwise, for a instance method, you would need something like
> Long l = new Long();
> long whatever = l.toString();
Could you elaborate on those two lines please?
Where in the API of java.lang.Long would one expect a long return value
from a .toString() method call? I would imagine the types are
incompatible.
Also, I was not aware of a constructor for Long with no arguments. I
realise you stated "something like" in regards to these two lines of code,
but if you're going to get picky about someone talking about the API of a
package, then it wouldn't hurt to get simple code correct.
Matt
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